This past weekend we had our first ever Wine Party. It was a huge success, so I wanted to tell you all about it, and provide some tips and tricks for throwing your very own Wine Party.
Preparation is essential. The host must be absolutely confident in their ability to speak in front of a group, [...]

A story told in photographs.

Preparing the dessert – mouse filled chocolate cupcakes.

David prepares a special sauce.

Mushroom soup goes into the blender, while green beans and bacon sit idle.

A raspberry vinegarette for the salad option.

The diners bask in the after-dinner warm food feelings, and Heath realizes that there are absolutely no pictures of the actual food [...]

So every year we have a white elephant party. It’s a twist on the old standard, for many reasons. One, we don’t give crap gifts. We usually have a blend of funny as well as nice. Like, an American Idol DVD, and a gift certificate to Amazon, or an old Monopoly game, and a bottle [...]

I’m pretty fanatical about Iron Chef. Not the Iron Chef America knock-off, but the original Japanese show with festive english voiceovers. Every time I get home from work, I feel like I’m stepping into a really tiny (really…I’m not kidding) version of Kitchen Stadium.

I open the refrigerator to investigate which surprise ingredient I’m going to [...]